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現代世界の英語−海洋 (2)

内陸国landlocked countrylandlocked: a landlocked country, state etc is surrounded by other countries, states etc and has no coast - LDCE

公海high [open] seasthe high seas: the areas of ocean around the world that do not belong to any particular country - LDCE

領海territorial watersterritorial waters: the area of sea near a country's coast and under its legal control - CALD

海里nautical milenautical mile: a unit for measuring distance at sea, equal to about 1.15 miles or 1852 meters - LDCE

領海紛争territorial disputeterritorial < territory: (an area of) land or sometimes sea, which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person - CALD

領海侵犯intrusion into territorial waters, violation of territorial watersintrusion < intrude: to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be - CALD
violation < violate: to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle or something that should be treated with respect - CALD

国連海洋法条約the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS

航行の自由freedom of navigation [passage]navigation: the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another, or the science of finding a way from one place to another - CALDIn the past, navigation depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars. - CALD